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Md Abdur Rahman
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Research and Engineering Works

Current Research

My current research is on the mathematical modelling of Heat and Mass Transfer.

I am currently a member of the International Scientific Committee of ICTEA.

My past research and engineering works are summarized below.

Outline:

My past multidisciplinary research focused on the mathematical modelling of renewable energy systems. My mathematical modelling and optimization research focused on creating, developing, and maintaining mathematical models and software. Moreover, as a mechanical design engineer, I performed detailed engineering analysis.

Past Projects:

Past Research Assistants:

Gabriella Ko,
Sergio Armando Hernandez Perez,
Smitkumar Navinbhai Kotadia,
Zufishan Ali.

Industry Partners:

flitePLAN International (fliteX);
TROES Corp. (VentureLAB).

Funding:

  • CUPE Research Grant, Sole Principal Investigator, York University, CAD 8000, 2025.
  • NSERC Engage, Sole Principal Investigator, Seneca Innovation, CAD 25000, 2021 and CAD 4874 from the industry partner;
  • NSERC Engage, Sole Principal Investigator, Seneca Innovation, CAD 25000, 2020 and CAD 2500 from the industry partner.
  • Total funding as PI: CAD 65,374.

Early Career Research

In the past, I worked on two projects as a postdoctoral fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University, such as numerical studies on fat (LDL - low-density lipoprotein) accumulation in human arteries with atherosclerotic heart disease and numerical modelling of blood flow in coronary sinus based on a realistic geometric model that is in collaboration with St. Michael Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. For the first project, a new mathematical model based on the Brinkman-Forchheimr equation on the transport of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in artery walls has been developed, including the multi-layered model.

The current literature survey shows a lack of realistic modelling of blood flow inside the Coronary Sinus (CS) vein. So, as my second postdoc project, a realistic geometrical model is developed and is used for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling of the steady-state blood flow inside the CS.

Also, during my Ph.D. study at Toronto Metropolitan University as a researcher of the project for CSA (Canadian Space Agency) and ESA (European Space Agency) titled Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument - Diffusion and Soret Coefficients Measurement for Improvement of Oil Recovery (SODI-DSC), experimental laboratory work experience includes design and demonstration of a new laser-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) & imaging system, experimental measurement of physical properties i.e. diffusion coefficients of liquids using MZI, upgrading image processing methodology using Matlab, design & calibration for controlling temperature using PID controller & Pelties.

My notable achievements during my Ph.D. were directing a new optical setup, the first experimental activity in a microgravity lab at Toronto Metropolitan University, and transferring experiment skills to other graduate students by supervising three Ph.D. students.

As a collaborative Ph.D. student at Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), I acquired solid hands-on scientific knowledge of optical systems in the partnership between CSA and ESA (European Space Agency). I examined temperature and concentration coefficients of refractive indices using a laser interferometer, investigated technical and hands-on procedures, and set up experiments and technical reports.

As an M.A.Sc. As a student at Toronto Metropolitan University, I performed numerical modelling on a liquid-porous sandwiched model mimicking a small oil reservoir. My work included assessing the effect of thermal diffusion in oil reservoirs, investigating the influence of reservoir size and shape on diffusion phenomena, and establishing the role of surface tension on convection phenomena.